COPA Chiro is Europe's number one event for chiropractors and practice owners seeking new ideas and opportunities to grow their practice and expand their professional knowledge.

Built on leading industry knowledge and expert insight, the show is peerless in the level of education, advice, and opportunity it provides chiropractic professionals, and presents an essential platform for the future success of chiropractic practices everywhere.

COPA Physio is the principal exhibition for physiotherapists and practice owners looking for the ideas and opportunities to grow their business and advance their professional development.

With education, information, and advice at the heart of the show, COPA Physio is a distinguished platform in the service it provides physiotherapists in helping their professional careers flourish.

COPA Osteo is the most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the advancement of professional knowledge and practice growth in the field of osteopathy.

Join the country’s most influential osteopathy professionals and business authorities and benefit from the most innovative therapy education, advice, and business growth ideas from around the globe.

COPA Podiatry is the branch of Rehab World Series dedicated to therapy innovation and practice growth in podiatry.

Packed with leading industry knowledge, professional opinion leaders, and business experts, the show breaks new ground in providing education, knowledge, and professional development opportunities to podiatrists and practice owners.

COPA Prosthetics & Orthotics is the leading event for the most innovative medical, clinical, rehabilitation, technical, educational, and research aspects of prosthetics and orthotics.

The show has been engineered to be the most comprehensive event around and will provide two days of essential information, advice, guidance, and opportunity, and is a platform for the innovation transforming prosthetics and orthotics.

COPA Series is split across these 5 sectors.

When Is The Show?

8th to 9th May 2019, ExCeL London

Doors: Wed - 9:30AM - 5:30PM Thu - 9:30AM - 4:30PM

New Genetic Risk Factors for Stroke Have Been Discovered

22 new genetic risk factors for stroke have been identified! Sudha Seshadri, M.D., of UT Health San Antonio, is senior co-author of this largest genetic study of stroke to date, entitled Nature Genetics. DNA samples were taken from 520,000 individuals worldwide.

Prior to this study, only 10 genetic risk factors had been identified for stroke. Dr. Seshadri, founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio and holder of the university's Robert Barker Distinguished University Chair, said the identification of genetic regions that are strongly correlated to stroke will increase potential targets for stroke drug development.

The Glenn Biggs Institute’s main goal was to identify risk factors and other revolutionary treatments for dementia, and the study provides excellent grounds for investigations within this particular area, Dr. Seshadri said.

“If we can identify and understand these new risk factors for stroke, we should be able to find other effective treatments for dementia Dr. Seshadri said, "a vascular disease in the brain -- a series of strokes -- can lead to dementia."

The study also found novel genetic risk factors for all major subtypes of ischemic stroke. This type of stroke occurs when a blood vessel supplying the brain becomes blocked. Around 80% of all reported strokes are ischemic.

The largest correlation that was found was between genetic risk factors and blood pressure, as hypertension is a huge risk factor for stroke. The brain does not store energy and needs a constant supply of blood, oxygen and blood glucose, which is why vascular health is so important for brain function.

"Any disruption can lead to cognitive problems," Dr. Seshadri said. "The most obvious example of that is stroke. There is a deficit in the blood supply and that is associated with very obvious changes in cognitive function."

Dr. Seshadri and colleagues with the Framingham Heart Study in Massachusetts also found that people who have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia tended to have a higher ideal cardiovascular health score on the American Heart Association scale. "What is good for your heart is also good for your brain," she said. "It’s important to adopt heart-healthy behaviors such as a nutritious diet and regular exercise."